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1. And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
1. And David H1732 spoke H1696 unto the LORD H3068 H853 the words H1697 of this H2063 song H7892 in the day H3117 that the LORD H3068 had delivered H5337 him out of the hand H4480 H3709 of all H3605 his enemies H341 , and out of the hand H4480 H3709 of Saul H7586 :
2. and he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
2. And he said H559 , The LORD H3068 is my rock H5553 , and my fortress H4686 , and my deliverer H6403 ;
3. The God of my rock, in him will I trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, thou savest me from violence.
3. The God H430 of my rock H6697 ; in him will I trust H2620 : he is my shield H4043 , and the horn H7161 of my salvation H3468 , my high tower H4869 , and my refuge H4498 , my savior H3467 ; thou savest H3467 me from violence H4480 H2555 .
4. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4. I will call on H7121 the LORD H3068 , who is worthy to be praised H1984 : so shall I be saved H3467 from mine enemies H4480 H341 .
5. For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5. When H3588 the waves H4867 of death H4194 compassed H661 me , the floods H5158 of ungodly H1100 men made me afraid H1204 ;
6. The cords of Sheol were round about me: the snares of death came upon me.
6. The sorrows H2256 of hell H7585 compassed me about H5437 ; the snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 me;
7. In my distress I called upon the LORD, yea, I called unto my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry {cf15i came} into his ears.
7. In my distress H6862 I called upon H7121 the LORD H3068 , and cried H7121 to H413 my God H430 : and he did hear H8085 my voice H6963 out of his temple H4480 H1964 , and my cry H7775 did enter into his ears H241 .
8. Then the earth shook and trembled, the foundations of heaven moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8. Then the earth H776 shook H1607 and trembled H7493 ; the foundations H4146 of heaven H8064 moved H7264 and shook H1607 , because H3588 he was wroth H2734 .
9. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9. There went up H5927 a smoke H6227 out of his nostrils H639 , and fire H784 out of his mouth H4480 H6310 devoured H398 : coals H1513 were kindled H1197 by H4480 it.
10. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under his feet.
10. He bowed H5186 the heavens H8064 also , and came down H3381 ; and darkness H6205 was under H8478 his feet H7272 .
11. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
11. And he rode H7392 upon H5921 a cherub H3742 , and did fly H5774 : and he was seen H7200 upon H5921 the wings H3671 of the wind H7307 .
12. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12. And he made H7896 darkness H2822 pavilions H5521 round about H5439 him, dark H2841 waters H4325 , and thick clouds H5645 of the skies H7834 .
13. At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
13. Through the brightness H4480 H5051 before H5048 him were coals H1513 of fire H784 kindled H1197 .
14. The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
14. The LORD H3068 thundered H7481 from H4480 heaven H8064 , and the most High H5945 uttered H5414 his voice H6963 .
15. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
15. And he sent out H7971 arrows H2671 , and scattered H6327 them; lightning H1300 , and discomfited H2000 them.
16. Then the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare, by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
16. And the channels H650 of the sea H3220 appeared H7200 , the foundations H4146 of the world H8398 were discovered H1540 , at the rebuking H1606 of the LORD H3068 , at the blast H4480 H5397 of the breath H7307 of his nostrils H639 .
17. He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
17. He sent H7971 from above H4480 H4791 , he took H3947 me ; he drew H4871 me out of many waters H4480 H4325 H7227 ;
18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
18. He delivered H5337 me from my strong enemy H4480 H341 H5794 , and from them that hated H4480 H8130 me: for H3588 they were too strong H553 for H4480 me.
19. They came upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
19. They prevented H6923 me in the day H3117 of my calamity H343 : but the LORD H3068 was H1961 my stay H4937 .
20. He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20. He brought me forth H3318 also into a large place H4800 H853 : he delivered H2502 me, because H3588 he delighted H2654 in me.
21. The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21. The LORD H3068 rewarded H1580 me according to my righteousness H6666 : according to the cleanness H1252 of my hands H3027 hath he recompensed H7725 me.
22. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22. For H3588 I have kept H8104 the ways H1870 of the LORD H3068 , and have not H3808 wickedly H7561 departed from my God H4480 H430 .
23. For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
23. For H3588 all H3605 his judgments H4941 were before H5048 me : and as for his statutes H2708 , I did not H3808 depart H5493 from H4480 them.
24. I was also perfect toward him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24. I was H1961 also upright H8549 before him and have kept myself H8104 from mine iniquity H4480 H5771 .
25. Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eyesight.
25. Therefore the LORD H3068 hath recompensed H7725 me according to my righteousness H6666 ; according to my cleanness H1252 in H5048 his eye sight H5869 .
26. With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, with the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect;
26. With H5973 the merciful H2623 thou wilt show thyself merciful H2616 , and with H5973 the upright H8549 man H1368 thou wilt show thyself upright H8552 .
27. With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27. With H5973 the pure H2889 thou wilt show thyself pure H1305 ; and with H5973 the froward H6141 thou wilt show thyself unsavory H6617 .
28. And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
28. And the afflicted H6041 people H5971 thou wilt save H3467 : but thine eyes H5869 are upon H5921 the haughty H7311 , that thou mayest bring them down H8213 .
29. For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
29. For H3588 thou H859 art my lamp H5216 , O LORD H3068 : and the LORD H3068 will lighten H5050 my darkness H2822 .
30. For by thee I run upon a troop: by my God do I leap over a wall.
30. For H3588 by thee I have run H7323 through a troop H1416 : by my God H430 have I leaped H1801 over a wall H7791 .
31. As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried; he is a shield unto all them that trust in him.
31. As for God H410 , his way H1870 is perfect H8549 ; the word H565 of the LORD H3068 is tried H6884 : he H1931 is a buckler H4043 to all H3605 them that trust H2620 in him.
32. For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
32. For H3588 who H4310 is God H410 , save H4480 H1107 the LORD H3068 ? and who H4310 is a rock H6697 , save H4480 H1107 our God H430 ?
33. God is my strong fortress: and he guideth the perfect in his way.
33. God H410 is my strength H4581 and power H2428 : and he maketh H5425 my way H1870 perfect H8549 .
34. He maketh his feet like hinds� {cf15i feet}: and setteth me upon my high places.
34. He maketh H7737 my feet H7272 like hinds H355 ' feet : and setteth H5975 me upon H5921 my high places H1116 .
35. He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
35. He teacheth H3925 my hands H3027 to war H4421 ; so that a bow H7198 of steel H5154 is broken H5181 by mine arms H2220 .
36. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36. Thou hast also given H5414 me the shield H4043 of thy salvation H3468 : and thy gentleness H6038 hath made me great H7235 .
37. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
37. Thou hast enlarged H7337 my steps H6806 under H8478 me ; so that my feet H7166 did not H3808 slip H4571 .
38. I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38. I have pursued H7291 mine enemies H341 , and destroyed H8045 them ; and turned not again H3808 H7725 until H5704 I had consumed H3615 them.
39. And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
39. And I have consumed H3615 them , and wounded H4272 them , that they could not H3808 arise H6965 : yea , they are fallen H5307 under H8478 my feet H7272 .
40. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40. For thou hast girded H247 me with strength H2428 to battle H4421 : them that rose up H6965 against me hast thou subdued H3766 under H8478 me.
41. Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, that I might cut off them that hate me.
41. Thou hast also given H5414 me the necks H6203 of mine enemies H341 , that I might destroy H6789 them that hate H8130 me.
42. They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42. They looked H8159 , but there was none H369 to save H3467 ; even unto H413 the LORD H3068 , but he answered H6030 them not H3808 .
43. Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
43. Then did I beat H7833 them as small as the dust H6083 of the earth H776 , I did stamp H1854 them as the mire H2916 of the street H2351 , and did spread them abroad H7554 .
44. Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44. Thou also hast delivered H6403 me from the strivings H4480 H7379 of my people H5971 , thou hast kept H8104 me to be head H7218 of the heathen H1471 : a people H5971 which I knew H3045 not H3808 shall serve H5647 me.
45. The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
45. Strangers H1121 H5236 shall submit themselves H3584 unto me : as soon as they hear H8085 H241 , they shall be obedient H8085 unto me.
46. The strangers shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
46. Strangers H1121 H5236 shall fade away H5034 , and they shall be afraid H2296 out of their close places H4480 H4526 .
47. The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation:
47. The LORD H3068 liveth H2416 ; and blessed H1288 be my rock H6697 ; and exalted H7311 be the God H430 of the rock H6697 of my salvation H3468 .
48. Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
48. It is God H410 that avengeth H5414 H5360 me , and that bringeth down H8213 the people H5971 under H8478 me,
49. And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me: thou deliverest me from the violent man.
49. And that bringeth me forth H3318 from mine enemies H4480 H341 : thou also hast lifted me up on high H7311 above them that rose up H4480 H6965 against me : thou hast delivered H5337 me from the violent man H4480 H376 H2555 .
50. Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto thy name.
50. Therefore H5921 H3651 I will give thanks H3034 unto thee , O LORD H3068 , among the heathen H1471 , and I will sing praises H2167 unto thy name H8034 .
51. Great deliverance giveth he to his king: and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
51. He is the tower H4024 of salvation H3444 for his king H4428 : and showeth H6213 mercy H2617 to his anointed H4899 , unto David H1732 , and to his seed H2233 forevermore H5704 H5769 .